PM Lee, Najib to discuss Mas Selamat arrest next week
By Channel NewsAsia's Malaysia Bureau Chief Melissa Goh | Posted: 13 May 2009 2138 hrs
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 Photo taken of Mas Selamat Kastari after his arrest on April 1. | ||||||||||
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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak is expected to discuss the arrest of terror suspect Mas Selamat Kastari when he meets Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong next week.
Mr Najib, who was sworn in early last month, is scheduled to be in Singapore for an introductory visit from May 21-22.
Speaking at his office in Putrajaya, Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein declined to say if Malaysia will hand over the terror suspect to Singapore.
The 48-year-old terrorist escaped from Singapore's detention centre last year.
Mr Hishammuddin reiterated that the arrest of Mas Selamat - who escaped detention three times - would not have been possible without the cooperation of intelligence services from Singapore and Indonesia.
He said the Malaysian Cabinet has also approved the setting up of an Aseanapol permanent secretariat. To be based in Kuala Lumpur, the office will allow the intelligence agencies of ASEAN members to cooperate and share resources to better fight crime as well as terrorism.
Mr Hishammuddin said: "For instance, one recent issue relating to Mas Selamat - it involves three countries. If there was no cooperation between the three, it will not lead to the arrest of the person concerned."
- CNA/ir
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